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but they share some sobering challenges, perhaps none more pressing today than afghanistan. >> this is a hard slog. this is hard work. >> recent days have reminded us just how difficult our mission is and how high the cost of this war has been. >> reporter: as the two leaders spoke, u.s. defense secretary leon panetta was on a surprise visit to afghanistan where he reminded troops this decade-long war started with 9/11. >> and the reason you're here is to make damn sure that never happens again. >> reporter: there was a security breach as panetta landed and before meeting with the defense chief, these warriors were forced to surrender their weapons. that extraordinary measure underscores the high tensions after weekend killings of 16 afghan civilians, allegedly by an american serviceman. weeks of violence have this country on edge and the objective in doubt. back in washington, the two leaders were in lockstep on a 2013 transition of power and a 2014 pullout. >> we will not give up on this mission, because afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for al qaeda to launch attacks agai
but they share some sobering challenges, perhaps none more pressing today than afghanistan. >> this is a hard slog. this is hard work. >> recent days have reminded us just how difficult our mission is and how high the cost of this war has been. >> reporter: as the two leaders spoke, u.s. defense secretary leon panetta was on a surprise visit to afghanistan where he reminded troops this decade-long war started with 9/11. >> and the reason you're here is to make damn sure...
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>>> the top american commander in afghanistan has told congress that the current u.s. plan to wind down the 10-year-old war is on track. and he insisted the u.s. has no intention of staying in the country forever. marine general john allen testified before the house armed services committee today. he said while the last few months in afghanistan have been trying, coalition forces are making progress in handing over security to the afghans. the current u.s. plan calls for a reduction of 23,000 combat troops by october, followed by a complete withdrawal by the end of 2014. >>> an emotional day today for the family of a maryland national guardsman killed in afghanistan. major robert marchanty was shot in the head in an attack on a government building in kabul last month. he was buried today with mull military honors at arlington national cemetery. flags in maryland were flying at half staff in his memory. he leaves behind a wife of 24 years and four children. >>> new details today about the shooting of a rabbi and three children outside a jewish schoolhouse in france. pol
>>> the top american commander in afghanistan has told congress that the current u.s. plan to wind down the 10-year-old war is on track. and he insisted the u.s. has no intention of staying in the country forever. marine general john allen testified before the house armed services committee today. he said while the last few months in afghanistan have been trying, coalition forces are making progress in handing over security to the afghans. the current u.s. plan calls for a reduction of...
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and his court-martial may take place in afghanistan. taliban insurgents opened fire on a delegation of afghan officials who attended a memorial service today for the villagers. it included two brothers of afghan president hamid karzai. they were not injured. >>> it's decision day in the deep south. republicans are casting their votes in the presidential primaries. mitt romney has seen a surge in pre-election polls, president obama may be seeing a warning sign on the horizon. brian mooar has the latest. >> reporter: as voters headed to the polls in alabama and mississippi, mitt romney was showing surprising strength in the polls. but still fighting the enthusiasm gap. >> i felt like romney was the best candidate for me. >> reporter: he's already moved on to the caucus of missouri. >> how many here in the audience call it missoura instead of mississippi? a win? >> he has the ability to seal the deal tonight with a win in either state. but a loss means this race continues to move on. >> reporter: newt gingrich may have the most riding on t
and his court-martial may take place in afghanistan. taliban insurgents opened fire on a delegation of afghan officials who attended a memorial service today for the villagers. it included two brothers of afghan president hamid karzai. they were not injured. >>> it's decision day in the deep south. republicans are casting their votes in the presidential primaries. mitt romney has seen a surge in pre-election polls, president obama may be seeing a warning sign on the horizon. brian...
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soldier is accused of a killing spree in afghanistan. more than a dozen afghan citizens were gunned down in their homes over the weekend. mostly women and children. as brian mohr reports it is straining relations. >> reporter: secretary clinton expressed the shock of the u.s. government. >> awful. i can't even imagine. >> reporter: and she promised an american soldier will answer for the weekend shooting rampage that claimed the lives of 16 afghan civilians. nine were children. some of the corpses were set ablaze. >> this is not who we are. and the united states is committed to seeing that those responsible are held accountable. >> reporter: the suspect, an army staff sergeant deployed from joint base lewis mccord in washington state is in u.s. custody. but afghan leaders are demanding afghan justice. the taliban is calling for revenge, blood for blood. this threatens to re-ignite the violence that flared up at the burning of muslim hole booix at a u.s. air base. 30 people were killed including six members of the u.s. military. the white
soldier is accused of a killing spree in afghanistan. more than a dozen afghan citizens were gunned down in their homes over the weekend. mostly women and children. as brian mohr reports it is straining relations. >> reporter: secretary clinton expressed the shock of the u.s. government. >> awful. i can't even imagine. >> reporter: and she promised an american soldier will answer for the weekend shooting rampage that claimed the lives of 16 afghan civilians. nine were...
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he could still face a trial in afghanistan. the u.s. military today has not released the name of the soldier but we do know the suspect is a 38-year-old father of two who served three tours in iraq and is based in washington state. afghan president hamid karzai says today he wants the u.s. to pull troops out of rural villages and confine them to military bases after that shooting rampage. that's what he told defense secretary leon panetta today at a meeting. there are about 90,000 u.s. troops in the country. current plans call for the u.s. and its allies to withdraw most combat forces by the end of 2014. >>> rod blagojevich is now in colorado getting ready to spend his first night in prison. a large crowd surrounded the former illinois governor as he left chicago's o'hare international airport this morning. he'll serve a 14-year sentence. a jury convicted him of 18 counts including trying to sell president obama's u.s. senate seat. at the airport blagojevich offered a few words to his supporters before heading through security. >> i'm g
he could still face a trial in afghanistan. the u.s. military today has not released the name of the soldier but we do know the suspect is a 38-year-old father of two who served three tours in iraq and is based in washington state. afghan president hamid karzai says today he wants the u.s. to pull troops out of rural villages and confine them to military bases after that shooting rampage. that's what he told defense secretary leon panetta today at a meeting. there are about 90,000 u.s. troops...
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. >> he came running down the aisle and was screaming, afghanistan, there's a bomb, you know, i got to get in the cockpit. then he started banging on the cockpit door. >> that is when at least a half dozen passengers jumped in. >> i ran up and we were face to face me and the captain, wrestled a little bit, and i got him turned around and then other passengers jumped on. we all got on top of him. >> reporter: it apparently started inside the cockpit when the captain veered from the flight plan, eflipping switches and calling on the radio. his flight partner persuaded him to go to the bathroom. when he did they locked the cockpit door and someone else took his place. >> the copilot is the hero. he persuaded the captain out of the cockpit. that completely averted what could have been a tragedy yesterday. >> reporter: that copilot then diverted the plane to amarillo, texas. >> jet blue 191 emergency and we're going to need authorities and medical to meet us at the airplane. >> reporter: osmond was removed from the plane in restraints. he remains in fbi custody and is being treated by docto
. >> he came running down the aisle and was screaming, afghanistan, there's a bomb, you know, i got to get in the cockpit. then he started banging on the cockpit door. >> that is when at least a half dozen passengers jumped in. >> i ran up and we were face to face me and the captain, wrestled a little bit, and i got him turned around and then other passengers jumped on. we all got on top of him. >> reporter: it apparently started inside the cockpit when the captain...
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recent killings in the area and says he killed the french soldiers to protest western intervention in afghanistan and killed the jewish children to avenge quote children killed in palestine. so mareh is hard core, home grown, clearly an islamist. that is where we are right now with this unfolding story. i'm jim maceda reporting from teluge. >> the shooting rampage allegedly carried out by a u.s. soldier is putting new attention on the army's mental health programs. the army is now reviewing whether soldiers are properly diagnosed. 16 civilians were killed in the shooting spree. staff sergeant robert bales is in solitary confinement at fort leavenworth in kansas while the military investigates. bales' attorney has suggested a defense based on stress from his multiple tours of duty. >>> today the wife of jason russell says the man behind the viral kony 2012 video suffers from psychosis. tmz footage shows a man reported to be russell last week going on a naked rant on a san diego street corner. police took him in for a mental evaluation. his wife says stress, exhaustion, dehydration brought on his c
recent killings in the area and says he killed the french soldiers to protest western intervention in afghanistan and killed the jewish children to avenge quote children killed in palestine. so mareh is hard core, home grown, clearly an islamist. that is where we are right now with this unfolding story. i'm jim maceda reporting from teluge. >> the shooting rampage allegedly carried out by a u.s. soldier is putting new attention on the army's mental health programs. the army is now...
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. >>> the soldier accused in sunday's deadly shooting rampage in afghanistan is on his way tonight to for the leavenworth, kansas. pentagon officials haven't released the sergeant's name but he has hired a defense attorney. seattle lawyer john henry brown disputes media accounts that the sergeant's marriage is troubled. and, he says, his client's war wounds go beyond the traumatic brain injury he suffered in a vehicle rollover. brown says the sergeant also lost part of his foot during one of his three iraq tours and was told he would not be deployed a fourth time. >> he was told he would not be deployed again and then he was training to be a recruiter for the military and then overnight he was told he was going back and so i think that's going to be certainly a central question in this case. >> meanwhile today afghan president karzai blasted the u.s. and says he is losing patience with the pace of the investigation and that u.s. investigators have been less than cooperative. he also cast doubt on whether there was only one shooter. >>> today the republican presidential candidates atta
. >>> the soldier accused in sunday's deadly shooting rampage in afghanistan is on his way tonight to for the leavenworth, kansas. pentagon officials haven't released the sergeant's name but he has hired a defense attorney. seattle lawyer john henry brown disputes media accounts that the sergeant's marriage is troubled. and, he says, his client's war wounds go beyond the traumatic brain injury he suffered in a vehicle rollover. brown says the sergeant also lost part of his foot during...
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. >>> the soldier accused of killing 16 people in afghanistan is meeting with his attorney for the first time today. staff sergeant robert bales is in solitary confinement at for the leavenworth, kansas. he is awaiting formal charges for the murders of 16 civilians during a night time rampage last sunday. those charges could be filed sometime this week. bales' attorney has discussed a defense centered on post traumatic stress disorder. bales was on his fourth deployment and also dealing with financial difficulties at home. >>> trains on metro's red line are back on time following a deadly incident on the tracks this morning. a train struck and killed a man just after 10:00 this morning at the white flint station. the investigation caused several hours of delays on the red line as well as nearby route 355 as emergency crews rushed to the scene and a metro spokes person says the man apparently jumped on to the tracks. >>> tonight is the public's last chance to weigh in on phase two of the dulles rail project. metro is holding the final public hearing on the project tonight. that'll take pl
. >>> the soldier accused of killing 16 people in afghanistan is meeting with his attorney for the first time today. staff sergeant robert bales is in solitary confinement at for the leavenworth, kansas. he is awaiting formal charges for the murders of 16 civilians during a night time rampage last sunday. those charges could be filed sometime this week. bales' attorney has discussed a defense centered on post traumatic stress disorder. bales was on his fourth deployment and also...
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premeditated murder and six charges of attempted murder in connection with the shooting rampage in afghanistan earlier this month. >>> stocks closed slightly higher on this friday. at the closing bell the dow was up 35 points. the nasdaq gained five points and the s&p 500 was up four. despite today's gains, dow and the s&p posted their worst weekly loss for the year. >>> prince william has returned to his wife after six weeks of military deployment. will and kate have several family events ahead of them but while william was gone kate didn't just sit around waiting for his return. michelle kosinski has the story. >> reporter: while william was away, kate could play. what a whirlwind six weeks she's had while her husband as flight lieutenant william wales was on helicopter duty 8,000 miles away. for kate it was appearance after appearance. letting the public see her personality and humor shine on her own. getting rave reviews for her natural poise, very personal approach to charity, and of course her style, setting the bar for elegance whether accepting valentines from love struck boys, getting
premeditated murder and six charges of attempted murder in connection with the shooting rampage in afghanistan earlier this month. >>> stocks closed slightly higher on this friday. at the closing bell the dow was up 35 points. the nasdaq gained five points and the s&p 500 was up four. despite today's gains, dow and the s&p posted their worst weekly loss for the year. >>> prince william has returned to his wife after six weeks of military deployment. will and kate have...